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In December 2021, Isar Aerospace announced that seven payloads had been selected to fly aboard Spectrum’s debut flight.
Spectrum is designed and manufactured almost entirely in-house at Isar Aerospace.
Isar Aerospace has successfully completed static hotfire tests for the second stage of its Spectrum rocket.
Isar Aerospace launched the inaugural flight of its 28 metre, two-stage Spectrum rocket on 30 March 2023.
The launch vehicles used by Isar Aerospace are developed, manufactured, and tested almost entirely in-house.
Isar Aerospace launched the inaugural flight of its Spectrum rocket in March 2023, which failed when the vehicle exploded just meters from the launch pad.
In August 2025, Isar Aerospace secured a contract under the ESA and European Commission’s Flight Ticket Initiative for institutional missions starting in 2026.
Isar Aerospace launched the inaugural flight of its 28-metre, two-stage Spectrum rocket on 30 March.
Isar Aerospace attempted an inaugural orbital flight of its Spectrum rocket from Norway in March 2025 and suffered a loss of attitude control about 30 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the rocket falling into adjacent waters.
Isar Aerospace attempted an orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket from Norway in March and suffered a loss of attitude control about 30 seconds after liftoff, with the rocket falling into nearby waters.
Isar Aerospace is the most capitalized independent New Space company in Europe based on more than €400 million in total funding.
The first launch site at Andøya Spaceport includes a launch pad, payload integration facilities, and a mission control center built to Isar Aerospace’s specifications.
Isar Aerospace has exclusive access to the first launch site at Andøya Spaceport, which was built to Isar Aerospace’s specifications.
Isar Aerospace raised $165,000,000 in a Series C funding round in March.
German rocket developer Isar Aerospace has exclusive access to the first launch site at Andøya built to Isar Aerospace’s specifications.
Germany’s Isar Aerospace and Rocket Factory Augsburg are developing launch vehicles with first launches projected by 2026.
Isar Aerospace raised $165,000,000 in March to support development of its Spectrum launcher.
Isar Aerospace raised $165,000,000 in a Series C round backed by several European investors on 2023-03-28.
Isar Aerospace raised $165,000,000 in a Series C funding round announced 2023-03-28 to scale up production of its Spectrum rocket.
At the Satellite 2023 conference, Isar Aerospace executives reported that the company had funding sufficient to get beyond the first launch with margin in the event of a launch failure.